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Dennis Talbot | |
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Born | Dennis Alan Talbot 18 April 1954 |
Nationality | Australian |
Other names | The Mudgee Mauler |
Statistics | |
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 52 (professional) |
Wins | 29 |
Wins by KO | 8 |
Losses | 22 |
Draws | 1 |
Dennis Alan Talbot (born 18 April 1954) is an Australian former boxer. His boxing career started from Mudgee in June 1969 and went on for a period of 15 years. He retired in April 1984 after successfully defending his lightweight title against Brett Young.
Dennis traveled to every part of Australia and visited many parts around the World (New Caledonia, Fiji, Bahrain, Italy, Marreia Island, Singapore, Austria, American Samoa, Tahiti, Germany, The Philippines and New Zealand).
He met many celebrities, including; Prince Philip, Princess Anne, Raymond Burr, Mick Jagger, Marlon Brando, Johnny Weissmuller, Ferdinand Marcos, Lionel Rose, Johnny Famechon and Jimmy Carruthers.[ citation needed ]
Dennis entered the ring against 4 World Champions.
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These titles were never lost; he retired with all titles.
He was one of four boxers selected to represent Australia in 1972 in the Munich Olympics.
He was one of the Australian torch carriers at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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